EP 3418851 A1 20181226 - CONTROLLER
Title (en)
CONTROLLER
Title (de)
STEUERGERÄT
Title (fr)
ORGANE DE COMMANDE
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 201703309 A 20170301
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a controller (1) for a water related system, such as an electronic shower unit, and a water related system including such a controller (1). The present invention provides a controller (1) configured to control a characteristic of water flow in the water related system. The controller (1) for a water related system comprises a control unit (10) comprising a position determining device and an input member (20) being movable relative to the control unit (10) between a neutral position and a displaced position. The controller (1) is configured to determine the position of the input member (20) and to determine an input based on the position of the input member (20). The controller (1) may comprise at least one magnet pair (14) configured to apply a force to return the input member (20) to the neutral position. The position determining device may be a sensor (11), wherein the sensor (11) comprises an emitting unit (11a) configured to emit a signal (12) and a detecting unit (11b) configured to detect the signal (12), wherein the sensor (11) is optical, infrared or ultrasonic. In this case the input member (20) or the control unit (10) comprises a reflector (13) arranged to reflect the signal (12) towards the detecting unit (11b) and the controller (1) is configured to determine the position of the input member (20) based on the reflected signal (12).
IPC 8 full level
G05G 1/04 (2006.01); E03C 1/05 (2006.01); G05G 5/05 (2006.01); H03K 17/968 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB)
E03C 1/055 (2013.01 - EP); G01D 5/28 (2013.01 - GB); G05G 1/08 (2013.01 - EP); G05G 5/04 (2013.01 - EP); G05G 5/05 (2013.01 - EP GB); H03K 17/968 (2013.01 - GB); G05G 1/04 (2013.01 - EP); H03K 17/968 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] DE 102006014923 A1 20071004 - PREH GMBH [DE]
- [XAI] US 2011316655 A1 20111229 - MEHRABAN SHAHRAM [US], et al
- [A] WO 2009103596 A1 20090827 - LANG EDO [CH], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 201703309 D0 20170412; GB 2560173 A 20180905; EP 3418851 A1 20181226
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 201703309 A 20170301; EP 18159283 A 20180228